{"id":26564,"date":"2020-08-10T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T10:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=26564"},"modified":"2020-08-10T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T10:53:58","slug":"gulf-arab-countries-back-extending-un-arms-embargo-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/gulf-arab-countries-back-extending-un-arms-embargo-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Arab countries back extending UN arms embargo on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recently, six nations of Gulf Arab nations torn apart by internal strife endorsed an extension of a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, just two months before it is set to expire. The Gulf Cooperation Council on Sunday sent a letter to the UN Security Council backing an extension of an arms embargo that&#8217;s kept Iran from purchasing foreign-made weapons like fighter jets, tanks and warships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The GCC has alleged that Iran had not ceased or desisted from armed interventions in neighbouring countries, directly and through organisations and movements armed and trained by Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN, the USA and other armament experts have accused Iran of providing arms to Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels. Iran allegedly arms Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon and Syria and also provides weapons to Shiite militias in Iraq and terrorist groups in Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter also mentioned Iran\u2019s shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane and its navy accidentally killing 19 sailors in a missile strike during an exercise. Iran also is suspected of launching an attack on Saudi Arabia\u2019s oil industry in September 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2010, the UN banned Iran from purchasing foreign-made weapons like fighter jets, tanks and warships amid tensions over Iran\u2019s nuclear program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, six nations of Gulf Arab nations torn apart by internal strife endorsed an extension of a United Nations arms embargo on Iran, just two months before it is set to expire. 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